Get soaked

Fill a bowl with warm soapy water and soak your hands in the warm water for about 5-10 minutes. This will soften your skin and make the few next steps easy-peasy.

Push-back time

Around your nails you have what’s known as cuticles, dead skin that’s sort of stuck to your nail. You need to push the cuticles back towards the bottom of your nail so you can easily cut them off for a healthier nail. You can get wooden cuticle sticks to do this with and they’re typically double ended and the other end can be used to clear the dirt from under your nail. 

Clip it

As tempting as it will be, don’t just cut your nail entirely straight. Nails just aren’t designed for that as they naturally curve round. So, clip your nails and follow the natural curve.

The man files

Steal your girl’s nail file and get using it guys! In filing the top of the nail post clip, you’ll be able to round off the edges and reduce and snags and also stop in-grown nails occurring on your pretty hands.

Moisturise

Did you know that your skin is the same as everyone else’s on the planet and as your biggest organ (yes, really) you need to look after it as you would any other part of your body. So, slap on the moisturiser regularly and keep those hands hydrated and gorgeous.